Drink-drivers keep killing while we wait
New Zealanders are dying and being seriously injured in crashes that could have been avoided with a lower drink-drive limit.
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Crash kills tanker driver
The driver of a Fonterra milk tanker was killed yesterday when his truck crashed into a drain near Dargaville. The man died at the scene, said Northland fire service spokesperson Tania Matthews.
Hit-and-run: 'A tragic day for all'
A young driver who mowed down a pedestrian, killing him instantly, before speeding off narrowly avoided jail today.
Fatal hit-and-run teen driver to be sentenced
An 18-year-old who pleaded guilty to a fatal hit and run in September will be sentenced later this morning.
Tourists had just met before Pelorus Bridge crash
The two tourists killed in yesterday's horror crash in Malborough had only just met and were sharing a ride, police say.
'Stupid antics' before horror crash
A man was perched out of the window of a moving van just moments before two charity motorcycle riders were killed in a "sickening" crash, a fellow rider says.
Six dead in horror weekend
Police have released the names of two of the people who died yesterday during a horror weekend where six people died and more than a were dozen injured.
Four injured as car rolls north of Wairoa
Rescue helicopters from Gisborne and Hawke's Bay were called out this morning to take four people injured in a road smash north of Wairoa to hospital.
'Hideous' death in heat haze
Two bikers were killed on a toy run for charity when about half a dozen riders were hit head-on by a van yesterday.
Higher penalties needed for drivers
Greg Reynolds has seen too many young, inexperienced drivers, older drivers and those who should know better crash outside his business.
Horror start to weekend
Four people have died and fifteen others injured after a series of horror crashes on the road today.
Motorcyclist killed in crash near Opotiki named
The motorcyclist killed in a fatal head-on-crash crash in the Bay of Plenty this morning has been identified as a 21-year-old farmer.
Car collides with trees, three people hospitalised
A Westport man has been airlifted to Nelson Hospital after the car he was a passenger in collided with a row of trees this morning.
Call to give pedestrians right of way
Pedestrians have suffered almost a quarter of all deaths on roads around Auckland this year, fuelling a call for greater protection from vehicles at intersections.
Run over toddler in stable condition
A three-year-old girl who was run over in a marae carpark near Dargaville on Saturday is in a stable condition in Starship Children's Hospital.
Crash throws man into lagoon
A 38-year-old man was killed when he was thrown into Ahuriri Lagoon in a head-on collision between two trucks on the Hawkes Bay expressway.
Family witness accident
Mourners at a tangi watched in horror as a three-year-old girl was run over by a relative in a packed marae car park.
Donations pour in for He family
Donations for the family of a cyclist killed outside Dunedin Hospital on Monday have reached $7500.
Kayakers clean up river after truck crash
Kayakers faced dangerous rapids and near-freezing water to clean the Waihohonu Stream of debris spilled from a fatal truck crash earlier this month.